"We don't know them as well, haven't had as much information on exactly how to play them, how to pitch them. It's a little more challenging," manager Kirk Gibson said. "You have to make quicker adjustments, kind of read their swings early."

Additionally, the Marlins have a first-year manager in Mike Redmond, so Gibson does not have a real good feel for how Redmond runs a game or his tendencies.

The part of the Marlins' game that the D-backs are most familiar with, Gibson said, is bullpen usage. The rest will have to be learned over the next couple of days.

"I just think these guys play hard," Gibson said. "They're young, Giancarlo's out, Morrison is out, but they play hard, they work hard and our advance report says that. We know we have to get after them."